Unloading/Receiving Associate - Aerotek : Job Details

**Job Title: Freight Handler**

**Job Description**

Candidates will work primarily in the Unloading and Receiving departments. They will be assigned a dock to unload 18-wheelers, palletize labeled materials, and place them onto the conveyance system. The Cross Dock function will move products directly to shipping without adding them to inventory, but flexibility is required for labeling or moving items to the shipping area for truck loading. Candidates will manage freight flow manually, using warehouse management systems, scales, and scanners. They must handle freight safely, report unsafe conditions, maintain a clean work area, and follow specific loading protocols. This labor-intensive role involves consistent lifting and loading near the dock.

**Hard Skills**

+ Loader - 0-2 years

+ Freight Handling - 0-2 years

+ Order Pulling - 0-2 years

**Soft Skills**

+ Attention to Detail

+ Flexibility

+ Safety Awareness

**Job Type**

This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 6 Month(s).

**Work Site**

This is a fully on-site position in Sutherland, Virginia.

**Work Environment**

The distribution center is not currently climate controlled but will be after year-long upgrades. The dress code requires longer shorts (no more than 6 inches above the knee), tennis shoes or similar footwear with covered heels and toes, pants and shorts worn at waist level, and no shirts with large logos or offensive content. Contract associates may need to wear vests, which must be worn at all times.

**About Aerotek:**

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.